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Regional accreditation is the most commonly held type of institutional accreditation in the United States; it is carried out by six regional accrediting bodies. All of them have adopted specific regulations to ensure that students who earn degrees through distance education programs receive an education that is equivalent to the education they would receive on-site at a U.S. campus.
"Virtual" Universities: Regional accreditation of a college or university is possible even if the institution has no physical library, campus, or full-time faculty. For these institutions, located primarily in cyberspace, the process for attaining accreditation is quite similar to the one for campus-based institutions.
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